KO Instruments, Inc.-Press Release

BERLIN, Massachusetts, February 17, 2004 – KO Instruments’ CBA-1000 Circuit Breaker Analyzer was named 2004 Product of the Year Category Winner by EC&M magazine for electrical test instrumentation.  The CBA-1000 identifies potential fire and safety hazards that may be present in electrical branch circuits and verifies the safe operation of 120 VAC 15 and 20 Amp circuit breakers.  This hand-held instrument plugs directly into the any receptacle outlet and in less than one minute automatically conducts a series of measurements such as available voltage, wiring correctness and voltage drop under load.  Most importantly, the CBA-1000 verifies if the breaker will safely respond to a short circuit load on the branch circuit.  During this breaker performance test, the fault current is continuously monitored and the instrument will detect series faults such as improper wire size, bad splices and loose connections.  All test data is recorded and can be viewed on the instrument display screen and downloaded to a PC with KO Instruments ReportNavigator software.

“We are honored to receive this prestigious award from EC&M magazine,” commented Crawford Cutts, CEO of KO Instruments, Inc.  “The CBA-1000 represents a significant technical innovation that addresses the urgent need to identify potential fire and safety hazards in the aging 120V electrical infrastructure.  Facilities managers and fire prevention professionals at institutions such as universities, healthcare facilities and other multiple tenant facilities and electrical professionals responsible for verifying the safe performance of existing electrical installations in commercial and residential properties find tremendous value in the CBA-1000.”

KO Instruments, Inc. is the leading manufacturer of test instrumentation to verify the fire safety of all 120V all electrical infrastructure. The company’s CBA-1000 Circuit Breaker Analyzer is the only instrument that can conduct a safe and valid test of the performance of 15/20 Amp 120 volt circuit breakers.  The CBA-1000 is covered by several US patents.  To learn more go to www.koinstruments.com.